The Literary Character: Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius, Drawn from Their Own Feelings and ConfessionsJohn Murray, 1818 - 366 páginas |
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... society . It is not so with the literary character . The passion for study ; the delight in books ; the desire of solitude and celebrity ; the obstructions of life ; the nature of their habits and pursuits ; the triumphs and the ...
... society . It is not so with the literary character . The passion for study ; the delight in books ; the desire of solitude and celebrity ; the obstructions of life ; the nature of their habits and pursuits ; the triumphs and the ...
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... society , founded by that extra- ordinary German Rosicrucius , designed for the search of truth and the reformation of the sci- ences . Its statutes were yet but partially pro- mulgated ; but many a great principle in morals , ON ...
... society , founded by that extra- ordinary German Rosicrucius , designed for the search of truth and the reformation of the sci- ences . Its statutes were yet but partially pro- mulgated ; but many a great principle in morals , ON ...
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... society became celebrated , but abused . Des- cartes , when in Germany , gave himself much trouble to track out the society , that he might consult the great searcher after Truth , but in vain ! It did not occur to the young reformer of ...
... society became celebrated , but abused . Des- cartes , when in Germany , gave himself much trouble to track out the society , that he might consult the great searcher after Truth , but in vain ! It did not occur to the young reformer of ...
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... society , much as formerly when " a scholar and a beggar seem to have been terms very nearly synonimous . " But whenever the political œcon- omists shall feel , -a calculation of time which who would dare to furnish them with ? -that ...
... society , much as formerly when " a scholar and a beggar seem to have been terms very nearly synonimous . " But whenever the political œcon- omists shall feel , -a calculation of time which who would dare to furnish them with ? -that ...
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... society have their pecu- liar sorrows and enjoyments , as they have their habits and their characteristics . In the history of men of genius , we may often open the secret story of their minds ; they have , above others , the privilege ...
... society have their pecu- liar sorrows and enjoyments , as they have their habits and their characteristics . In the history of men of genius , we may often open the secret story of their minds ; they have , above others , the privilege ...
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